My friend, Covington County Circuit Judge Ben Bowden, recently sent me an article from The Atlantic written by James Hamblin entitled, “If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef.” He sent it to me to see if I thought it was satire. Since there are other studies and articles on the effects of diet on climate […]
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ANDALUSIA, ALA. – To prepare for the future, plan for retirements, strengthen the organization and fulfill member needs, PowerSouth has announced changes to its management staff. Rick Kyle, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will retire in February 2018 after 39 years of service at PowerSouth. He joined the cooperative in 1979 and was appointed
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Air Performance, which fabricates a wide range of custom architectural products, announced plans today to invest more than $1 million to double the size of its Geneva County manufacturing operation. The project will initially create 18 jobs, with the potential for more in the future.
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“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” This quote is attributed to Yogi Berra. I don’t know if Yogi said it or not, but there is a lot wisdom in it. Really big plans or theories rarely turn out as planned. Practice is almost always different from theory. This
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An 80,000-square foot expansion at UTC Aerospace in Foley was quiet and mostly empty at its dedication on Thursday, but company officials said they don’t expect it to stay that way long as it fills with some of the most sophisticated jet engines in the world and 260 new jobs helping prepare them for flight.
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PowerSouth will lower the water level in Point A Lake beginning Sept. 15, 2017, to allow for maintenance to the Point A Hydroelectric Dam. The lake will be lowered slowly over about two weeks’ time. Property owners who plan to construct or repair docks, piers, seawalls, boat ramps and other structures during the drawdown are
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PowerSouth Energy Cooperative announced today the promotion of three employees to its executive management team, as well as two other employee promotions, effective June 4, 2017. Ron Graham has been named Vice President of Power Supply. In this role, Graham will lead PowerSouth’s Bulk Power, Energy Services, Energy Control and Fuels departments. With 27 years
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Guest Column: Rep. Randy Davis My colleagues and I in the Alabama Legislature know we do not work in a vacuum. We do not dream up laws out of the blue. I am a citizen-legislator, like my fellow Representatives in the House and our co-workers in the Senate. If I didn’t place more importance on the
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We all know someone who has or has had cancer. If it is someone close, you have shared their physical pain, their mental doubt and the many changes in their lives. We fly cancer victims to cancer hospitals for treatment. We also help Pilots for Christ with their mission to fly cancer patients to cancer
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A Bad Conservative Approach I get a number of comments about my articles. Some are good. Some are not so good and even personally demeaning. One response said, “You need to stop printing Gary Smith’s opinion because it’s idiotic and above all untrue! He is a coal promoter and denies global warming exists. Therefore he
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